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In Chapter 6, we have shown as to how we can obtain simpler Hasse diagrams from messy ones. We transformed the data matrix so that incomparabilities or comparabilities disappear because objects become equivalent.
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Brüggemann, R., Patil, G.P. (2011). Reducing the Number of Incomparabilities. In: Ranking and Prioritization for Multi-indicator Systems. Environmental and Ecological Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8477-7_7
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